PED 9101

Southwest Campus

General Pediatrics

Location of Elective: Q&R Clinic, Medcenter One, Mid Dakota Clinic, St Alexius Medical Center

Course Director: Joan Connell, M.D.

Preceptor(s): Joan Connell, M.D.

Parag Kumar, M.D.

Kathryn Obregon, M.D.

Rafael Ocejo, M.D.

Todd Twogood, M.D.

Carla Zacher, M.D.

Period(s) offered and number of students per period: All periods, 1 per period

Purpose: To gain clinical experience in general pediatrics in anticipation of graduate training in any of the clinical specialties.

Objectives: Following successful completion of this elective, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an increased knowledge base in general pediatrics.

2. Demonstrate improved skills in history taking and physical assessment of infants and children and

to record this information in a concise manner.

3. Demonstrate improved assessment skills in growth and psychomotor development in normal and abnormal infants and children.

4. Evaluate assigned patients and participate in the medical management of these patients including the ordering of appropriate laboratory and imaging studies as well as formation of appropriate treatment and medication plan.

Instructional Activities: During this elective, students will be involved in/experience:

1. The formation of individual learning objectives for this elective under the guidance of the course director.

2. Preceptor or course director assigned clinical and didactic activities.

3. Both inpatient and outpatient care of the preceptors’ patients.

Criteria for Grading: During and following this elective, the preceptor will:

1. Submit a summative evaluation on a form approved by CEC.

2. Assess the quality of the completed assignments and tasks.

3. Assess the quality of the discussions and oral presentations of the assigned preceptor’s patient cases.

4. Evaluate the extent of meeting the student’s own learning objectives for this elective.